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Title: Long-Run Human Development in Mexico: 1895–2010

Citation Type: Book, Section

Publication Year: 2017

ISBN: 978-3-319-44620-2

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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-44621-9

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Abstract: We estimate a measure of long-run development in Mexico by calculating a Quasi- Human Development Index for the period 1895-2010. This index is calculated using urbanization rates, schooling measures and the number of doctors for each state in Mexico. This is the longest homogenous series to date in order to compare development at national and state level. Our findings suggest that there has been a significant increase of human development over the period studied here –however, divergence across Mexican states increased up to 1940 and then decreased substantially. Perhaps more significant, development patterns across states exhibited a strong persistence over time. The northern states turned out to be richer than the rest since the beginning of the period, while the southern states were the poorest. Moreover, the states surrounding Mexico City were as poor as the southern states at the beginning of the century, but they developed faster from 1940 to 1980.

Url: http://www.amhe.mx/jornadas/ponencias2013/p06.pdf

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Authors: Campos-Vazquez, Raymundo, M; Dominguez, Cristóbal; Marquez, Graciela

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Pages: 89-112

Volume Title: Has Latin American Inequality Changed Direction?

Publisher: El Colegio de México

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Data Collections: IPUMS International

Topics: Population Data Science

Countries: Mexico